I want to say hi to my wife, Tiffany. I love you. I'm doing fine and I'll be home soon. Things here are OK. I never thought I'd breathe so much dust in all my life. Work is doing fine. It's like a regular workday here. I've got my own room now. I've put your picture above my bed so you are the last thing I see at night. It will be a long year, but things will be better when I come back. We'll try surfing when I return.
Spc. Kurt Lusnia, age 21; Cleveland, Ohio; Company B, 214th Aviation Regiment, stationed in Afghanistan Richard Ambo • The Honolulu Advertiser